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North Light
19-Dec-09, 22:31
Some photographs from a quick walk along Thurso beach at mid-day today.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2767/4197711510_f76df5149a.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/4197711510/

Looking upriver from Thurso Harbour.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2767/4197711310_4e942913d7.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/4197711310/

And finally, the Hamnavoe leaving the shelter of Thurso Bay, could have done with a longer lens here, but was traveling light, so I have posted this as a large image.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4197473974_bed1494b7e_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_light/4197473974/
shazzap
19-Dec-09, 22:34
Very nice.
Kenn
19-Dec-09, 23:24
You were braver than me, I've only been as far as the bird table.
Great shot of The Hamnavoe, would n't have wanted to be on her though.
nirofo
20-Dec-09, 03:09
You're braver than me, a quick walk to Bews for Christmas cards was all I could manage.

I'm glad I wasn't on the ferry today, I think you'd need a good waterproof sou'wester to keep that wave off you.

I went home and consoled myself with looking at photos I took earlier in the year, then there were just a few ice flows coming down the Thurso River and even the Cormorant found it hard to dry it's wings in the snow!

Cormorant drying its wings.
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o71/nirofo/Birds/Cormorantdryingitswings2.jpg

nirofo.
tonkatojo
20-Dec-09, 12:14
You're braver than me, a quick walk to Bews for Christmas cards was all I could manage.

I'm glad I wasn't on the ferry today, I think you'd need a good waterproof sou'wester to keep that wave off you.

I went home and consoled myself with looking at photos I took earlier in the year, then there were just a few ice flows coming down the Thurso River and even the Cormorant found it hard to dry it's wings in the snow!

Cormorant drying its wings.
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o71/nirofo/Birds/Cormorantdryingitswings2.jpg

nirofo.


Nirofo, what is the difference between a cormorant and a shag please.
Riggerboy keep out of this one.
nirofo
20-Dec-09, 16:30
Nirofo, what is the difference between a cormorant and a shag please.
Riggerboy keep out of this one.

Here is a photo of a Shag taken at Sarclet, you can compare the difference between the 2 birds.

Shag wing drying.
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o71/nirofo/Birds/Shagwingdrying.jpg

nirofo.